User manual ALLEN & HEATH ZED SIXTY-10FX

[. . . ] ZED SIXTY-10FX & ZED SIXTY-14FX USER GUIDE Publication AP8765 CONTENTS Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conformity Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packed Items Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Right Right USB IN L Right 40 Right 60 40 M G HPF 0 5 -15 +15 1k 2k 3k 4k -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 dBr 20. 00 0 TAP Stereo EQ High frequency and low frequency equaliser with corner frequencies Dly+verb (level) the HF and 80Hz for the of 12kHz for 1 9 Plate (decay) LF and maximum cut & boost of 15dB. Record 5 2 Dly+verb (size) 10 Plate (predly) Bus 3 Dly+verb (regen) 4 PingPong(regen) 5 BeatDly (regen) 6 Ambient (echo) 7 SlapVerb (size) 8 DoubleZED(size) Bank 9-16 -15. 00 -20. 00 10. 00 Hz 100. 00 1000. 00 10000. 00 30000. 00 11 Plate (colour) 12 Hall1 (size) 13 Hall2 (size) 14 Arena (size) 15 Flanger (dpth) 16 Chorus (dpth) L R Aux-FX +15 15. 00 10. 00 HF HF 5. 00 MAIN MIX 0. 00 -5. 00 +15 -10. 00 +15 LF LF -15 +15 +15 -15 +15 SEL Stereo channel EQ PARAMETER (HOLD) 0 +6 FX Allen & Heath +6 0 FX +6 19 0 TAP ZED Sixty 10FX & 14FX User Guide -15 +15 -15 +15 +15 LF LF Bank 9-16 -15 +15 +15 SEL STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 1 -15 +15 FX send PARAMETER (HOLD) This controls the level of signal that is sent to the effects bus and0FX output from the stereo channel. The signal is TAP post-fade which means it is affected by the channel fader (so it stays in proportion to the signal going to Mix) and the +6 send controlFX to gain fully clockwise. has 6dB PLAYBACK TO AUX There is no master level control for the FX bus. AUX AUX send Controls the level of signal sent to the Auxiliary output +6 +6 from the stereo channel. The signal is sourced pre-fade so is independent of the level being sent to the main L-R Mix. The send control has +6dB gain fully clockwise and unlike the FX bus, there is a master level control for the Aux output. R Balance Record Record The balance control adjusts the relative level between the left and right stereo signals as they are sent to the stereo buses and subsequently the main stereo outputs. Set to the mid position, equal amounts of signal are fed to left and Listen Listen right, with Bal set to L, none is sent to the Right bus. Record MUTE MUTE Switches the channel signal to a separate stereo bus called PLAYBACK Record. The Bal and fader affect the Record signal and the channel Mix L-R signal remains unaffected by this switch. 10 5 0 0 0 +6 0 +6 FX +6 0 FX AUX 0 +6 +6 0 AUX 0 BAL R L R BAL L ecord Record Listen Listen MUTE MUTE 10 5 0 Listen 10 10 Switches the channel signal to the headphones or monitor output circuit for checking the channel signal. Takes the 5 5 signal after the EQ but before the fader (so you can check the signal before adding it to Mix or Record) Mute Cuts the signal to the main left/right outputs, effects bus and record bus. Fader 10 10 A 60mm fader controls the amount of signal sent to the main left/right outputs, effects bus and record bus. The fader has 10dB of gain at the top of its travel. 20 20 20 ZED Sixty 10FX & 14FX User Guide 0 0 5 10 5 10 20 Allen & Heath 20 Left Left Left O/P Level Switch Right Right STEREO INPUT CHANNEL 2 Right Left Left ST-2 Input The USB audio input is connected through the Left USB break contacts of the standard 1/4” (6. 25mm) jack sockets. Plugging into the jacks will override the USB IN L USB input, so if you want to use the ST-2 channel for the USB IN R signal, make sure nothing is USB input plugged into the jack sockets. Right Right Right The rest of the features of the ST-2 channel are as described for ST-1 1 Dly+verb (level) 9 Plate (decay) Important Note: 0 5 -15 +15 0 5 TAP If the 2 Dly+verb (size) ST-2 channel is not being used for USB play10 Plate (predly) Bus 3 Dly+verb (regen) turned down so that unwanted noise from controls 11 Plate (colour) ! Record back or stereo input it is best to keep the level +15 Aux-FX the inactive USB (size) device is not passed to the mix. 4 PingPong(regen) 12 Hall1 (regen) 5 BeatDly Record OUT (size) 13 Hall2 L R HF Left +15 Right Left -15 +15 Right Left LF Left USB IN L USB IN R USB +15 Right -15 Right +15 0 5 1 Dly+verb (level) 0 FX 9 Plate (decay) 10 Plate (predly) 11 Plate (colour) 12 Hall1 (size) 13 Hall2 (size) 14 Arena (size) 15 Flanger (dpth) 16 Chorus (dpth) 2 Dly+verb (size) 3 Dly+verb (regen) 4 PingPong(regen) 5 BeatDly (regen) 6 Ambient (echo) 0 TAP P Playback Input Standard 1/4” (6. 25mm) jack sockets for unbalanced line SEL level inputs. Can be used for additional stereo Monitor M sources such as CD players for background music, Source or playing back a final mix from a recording device. AUX FX OUT/ OUT FOOTSWITCH The USB audio input is connected through the PARAMETER (HOLD) break contacts of these inputs, plugging into the +16 Record jack sockets overrides the USB input. +9 Bus Bank 9-16 Standard RCA phono sockets for the stereo line MAIN 14 Arena (size) O/P Level level Record outputs sourced from the USB out LEVEL MIX Switch selector switches. (dpth) for connecting to stereo 7 SlapVerb (size) 15 Flanger Useful recording devices, stereo mix feeds, or where se8 DoubleZED(size) channels are required to feed other equiplective 16 Chorus (dpth) ment. 6 Ambient (echo) + TAP +15 +6 +6 MAIN MIX L R Aux-FX AUX 0 +15 7 SlapVerb (size) 8 DoubleZED(size) Bank 9-16 0 FX to AUX LEVEL 5 0 USB OUT Source selector switches -3 -6 Select the signal source for the USB audio output MIX AUX -9 PLAYBACK TO -12 and 0the Record output. The Record Bus switch will 0 0 -30 override the Aux-FX switch if both are pressed. +10 +6 +3 +6 +6 +6 Phones Monitor Source Mix L R +6 + 5 +15 BAL SEL Allen & Heath TAPL R 21 LEVEL 0 ZED Sixty 10FX & 14FX User Guide PARAMETER (HOLD) R0 +10 Right Right Left Left USB IN L USB IN R ZED-FX EFFECTS PROCESSOR Effects Type Selection LED. If the Bank AUX FX OUT/ OUT FOOTSWITCH LED is off the green LED’s will show one of 1 to 8 on the effects list (or off if no LED’s are lit), if the Bank LED is on the green LED’s +16 Record will show which of effects types 9 to 16 is selected. [. . . ] The optimum position for the input channel fader is between 0 and –10 on the scale. When the input Gain is set correctly, this maintains good signal to noise ratio whilst allowing the operator to balance the channels to create the ideal mix. Use the Pan control on the mono channels and the Balance control on the stereo channels to set the left-right balance position of the audio signal in the stereo leftright mix. Adjust the position of the channel faders relative to each other to create the blend or mix that sounds best. Allen & Heath 31 ZED Sixty 10FX & 14FX User Guide SOUND MIXING TIPS FOR FIRST TIME USERS Step 4: Add Effects Reverb or echo effects can be used to add ambience and character to certain types of audio sources, particularly singers. [. . . ]